[T3] bleeding brakes question

[crash 69]

I like what I'm hearing!  Mine is the early one, so the line is smaller, but
maybe I lucked out!!

Thanks,
Dan
65 Square

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 1 Aug 2011 at 21:39, crash 69 wrote:
>
> > I like the simplicity of this strategy.
> >
> > Recently, I had to replace a short piece of brake hose between the
> reservoir
> > and the hard line that feeds into the MC.  So, I had to drain the
> reservoir.
> >
> > Will I need to bleed the whole system?
>
> No, not if the only thing that got air into it was that feed line.
> You probably noticed the gurgling sound when you refilled the
> reservoir. That was the sound of the air bubbling up from there. The
> late feed lines are large enough and vertical enough that they will
> just gravity fill. As long as you didn't pump the pedal and suck air
> into the MC, you are good to go.
>
> The fact that your pedal feels good is your confirmation of this.
>
> Up to early '67 the feed lines were smaller and less vertical. I
> don't know if those lines will self fill or not.
>
>
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